MVN 11, 098 (P116112)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

SM 1909.05.259

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: list of hundreds of dead goats whose skins are to be treated, from Girsu, kinunir, nina and Guabba.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

86.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 24.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 8(disz) masz2 {gesz}tukul
2. ur-{d}al-la
3. 1(u) 4(disz) ab-ba-gi-na
4. 8(disz) sa6-sa6-ga
5. ugu2-e tak4-a
6. 5(u) 4(disz) lugal-me3
7. 1(u) 6(disz) lugal-uszur4
8. 1(u) 3(disz) sa6-sa6-ga
  blank space
9. sza3 gir2-su{ki}
10. 1(gesz2) 2(u) na-a-na
11. 3(disz) ab-ba-gi#-na#
12. 1(u) 4(disz) lu2-{d}suen#
reverse
1. 1(u) la2 1(disz) lugal-ezem
2. 1(disz) lu2-du10-ga
3. 2(disz) ur-dingir-ra
  blank space
4. sza3 ki-nu-nir{ki} nigin6{ki}
5. 5(u) 2(disz) ur-{d}lugal-banda3{da}
6. 2(u) 5(disz) da-da dumu ba-ti-ti!
7. ad6!(LU2) kusz-bi gid2-dam
8. 1(u) la2 1(disz) ur-{d}lamma
9. 4(disz) a-a-gin7-nu2
10. 1(u) 3(disz) ur-{gesz}gigir
11. sza3 gu2-ab-ba{ki}
  blank space
12. szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz) ri-ri-ga ad6!(LU2) kusz-bi gid2-dam
13. szunigin 4(gesz2) 8(disz) masz2 su-su
14. ur-{d}lamma i3-dab5

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 86.0 high × 47.0 wide × 24.0 thick
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  • Condition Description: complete but obv. very cracked, about to flake.
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: list of hundreds of dead goats whose skins are to be treated, from Girsu, kinunir, nina and Guabba.)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: MVN 11, 98

    [Owen1982MVN11] Owen, David I. 1982. Selected Ur III Texts from the Harvard Semitic Museum. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 11. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

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  • Museum No.: SM 1909.05.259
  • Accession No.: 06423

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-07-25 at 10:19:45 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2021-11-20 at 10:42:45 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2017-07-22 at 14:06:22 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:07 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:40:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:31 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:50 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 11, 098 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116112.
MVN 11, 098 artifact entry (No. P116112). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116112
MVN 11, 098 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116112 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-18]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 098 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116112},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116112},
}


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